The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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You Are My Sunshine
The 1930s country song You Are My Sunshine and how it became a children's favourite
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The Dyatlov Pass mystery
How the death of nine Russian students has fuelled conspiracy theories for 60 years
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World Book Café: Nairobi
The new generation of Kenyan writers making waves in East Africa.
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The magic fingers of Rashid Khan
The life behind the magic fingers of Afghan spin bowler Rashid Khan.
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Destination education
Liyang Liu talks to Chinese school students studying in the UK.
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Remembering Afghanistan's Elvis
Ahmad Zahir died in 1979 yet his music still unites generations of Afghans
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Falling Rock
The challenges faced by Native American young people
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Ticket to a new life
Many Pacific Islanders enter New Zealand’s visa lottery. What happens to the winners?
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Praying for petrol
How Mexico’s illegal petrol trade is creating a new culture through film, song and prayer
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Don't hide my son
A mother asks why barely anyone in Tanzania knows about Down's syndrome
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After the boats
What happened to the Nigerian women trafficked to Europe during the migrant crisis?
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Amar: Alone in the world
Amar was orphaned in an Iraqi bombing so who is the woman claiming he is her son?
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Robots on the road
Are robots about to take over our roads?
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Me, the refugee
The story of a 12-year-old girl seeking asylum in a strange county – told from the inside
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Slavery's untold story
Tayo Popoola discovers the story of the slaves owned by the Cherokee Indian tribe.
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Left behind
Migrants make headlines all the time, but what about those they leave behind?
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When the things start to talk
An internet of things insider reflects on the implications of ‘things’ that talk
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Dark fibres and the frozen north
If data is the new oil, are data centres the new oil rigs?
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Flat 113 at Grenfell Tower
What went wrong in flat 113 at Grenfell Tower? Katie Razzall pieces together the evidence.
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America's friends
What the Trump presidency means for America's old European allies.
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South Africa's Born Frees at 25
South Africa 25 years after the 1994 elections that brought Nelson Mandela to power
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10, 9, 8, 7
10, 9, 8, 7: The dramatic missions that made the Moon landing possible.
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Snooker: Young, cool and Chinese
Champion Stephen Hendry examines the rise in popularity of snooker in China.
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Mumbai Mirror
A deep dive into the life and work of an Indian newspaper.
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Order! Order!
Mark D’Arcy reviews the chaotic past few weeks of debates on Brexit in the UK Parliament.
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India's forbidden love
How inter-faith and inter-caste marriages are leading to bitter divisions in India
